Sawmill Pass

Sawmill Pass, 11,309 ft, is a mountain pass in the southern Sierra Nevada, California on the border of the Inyo National Forest to the east and Kings Canyon National Park to the west.

Photo: Ansel Adams, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Baxter and Acrodectes Peak.

Mount Baxter

Peak

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Mount Baxter is a peak along the crest of the Sierra Nevada in California. Mount Baxter is on the boundary between Kings Canyon National Park and the John Muir Wilderness just north of Baxter Pass and to the northeast of the Rae Lakes, a popular backpacking destination along the John Muir Trail.

Acrodectes Peak

Peak

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Acrodectes Peak is a mountain peak of the Sierra Nevada, located within Kings Canyon National Park in southern Fresno County, California. The summit is 13,187 feet in elevation.

Colosseum Mountain

Peak

Colosseum Mountain is a 12,473-foot-elevation double summit mountain located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California. It is situated on the common border of Fresno County with Inyo County, as well as the shared boundary of John Muir Wilderness and Kings Canyon National Park.

Sawmill Pass

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 11,309 feet
Description: mountain Pass on California
Categories: mountain pass, key col, and landform
Location: Inyo County, Desert, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.88276° or 36° 52′ 58″ north

Longitude

-118.36462° or 118° 21′ 53″ west

Elevation

11,309 feet (3,447 metres)

Open location code

8583VJMP+45

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1343514120

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

5393674

Wikidata ID

Q43081185

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Hebrew to Japanese—“Sawmill Pass” goes by many names.

Hebrew: “מעבר סאומיל”
Japanese: “ソーミル峠”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Summit Meadow and Woods Creek Waterslide.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stocking Lake and Sawmill Lake.

Inyo County: Must-Visit Destinations

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